Start Project BriefAPOLLO COURT SYSTEMS · Definitive planning guide
A finished court is more than its playing surface. Nets, posts, fencing, lighting, cover, circulation, spectator areas, storage, technology and local site works should be coordinated as one facility before individual products are ordered.
Record the sports, court count, user groups, expected intensity, operating hours and whether the facility is private, school, club, council, resort or commercial. Those decisions change the equipment, circulation, lighting and supporting infrastructure around the playing area.
A single recreational court and a repeat multi-court venue may use similar playing dimensions but need very different project systems around them.
Nets, posts, divider barriers, gates, fencing and ball containment all occupy space around the playing envelope. Their footings, sockets, clearances and access routes should be resolved before the finished surface and surrounding works are frozen.
Where equipment must be removable or portable, storage and handling should be part of the project brief rather than left to the operator after handover.
Pole positions, mounting heights, aiming, glare, spill light and player sightlines should be developed around the actual court geometry. Lighting added after fencing and circulation are fixed can create avoidable conflicts.
For indoor and covered courts, structure, ceiling height and maintenance access also influence the lighting pathway.
Covered-court systems, benches, waiting areas, spectator seating, scoreboards, storage and access all affect the footprint beyond the playing rectangle.
Multi-court clubs and commercial venues should map arrival, waiting, changeover and spectator flow before the final facility layout is released.
Apollo can coordinate selected court equipment, lighting, fencing, cover and venue-infrastructure packages. Civil works, foundations, structural and electrical design, installation, commissioning and local approvals remain project-specific unless separately included in writing.
The project brief should make those boundaries explicit before procurement so responsibility does not become ambiguous later.
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